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Outdoors calendar for March 24

Meetings

• DEC and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Erie County Open Space Meeting, Woodlawn Beach State Park, S-350 Lakeshore Road, Blasdell, 7 p.m. Tuesday. If you are unable to attend, submit suggestions to the DEC via email at: region9@gw.dec.state.ny.us.

Shooting sports

• Alden Rod & Gun Club Spring Trap League, 12 County Line Road, starts April 5, sign-up time Fridays, 6-9 p.m. to June 14. This is a 25-bird scratch league (300 bird total). All shooters welcome; a 50-bird shoot off at the banquet on June 15, practice shooters welcome. Call Tom Ess at 937-6612.

Shows/seminars

• S&S Taxidermy Annual Sportsmen’s Show, Route 219, Springville, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Free Big Buck Club scoring, representatives from Mathews, Mission, Prime, Bowtech, and Elite bows, all the 2013 line of bows and crossbows will be available to shoot, representatives from Deer Search, Erie County Trappers and Hoots furs will be on hand. Call 592-2404.

Banquets/fundraisers

• New York Bowhunters Banquet, The Inn on the Lake, Canandaigua, April 6. Call (585) 520-2630.